RAILREEL Monster CN 148 & OSR 501 502 S13's ALCO's June 25 2015

[@UPDetector]

Nice catches

[@afzx960]

The 148 & 149 are frequently so long...I have a feeling it'll only be a matter of time before they start running x148s and x149s frequently, or add 2nd stackers running daily to and from Chicago...

[@railpast]

afzx960 I expected to see a DPU on the tail end.

[@realcanadianrailfan110]

What is the "Ingersoll Hump". and why is it a big deal?

[@railpast]

Before the use of auto racks the track was much lower but those 100 foot cars were almost hitting the bridge and a real danger to anybody hanging off a car. The solution was to raise the track by putting in another layer of ties and raising it higher. Crews still climb up two or three steps to prevent being scrapped off as they go over the bridge. The Ingersoll Hump was born. You can see it here as a GMD1 climbs over it. railfan.thegrebs.com/var/albums/Railpast-Photos/CN/CN1422_003.jpg?m=1360594683

[@realcanadianrailfan110]

Thanks for the info!

[@moon47mars]

Is that the original paint scheme for BC Rail on OSR 501?!

[@railpast]

***** pretty much www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1809028

[@afzx960]

I think that's at Oxford Road 9, right? The one that turns into Commissioners Road in London?

[@railpast]

afzx960 Ingersoll Rd Woodstock Carew Diamond